‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (c. 566 – c. 653 CE) was a paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of Muhammad, just a few years older than his nephew. A wealthy merchant, during the early years of Islam he protected Muhammad while he was in Mecca, but only became a convert after the Battle of Badr in 624 CE (2 AH). His descendants founded the Abbassid caliphate in 750

04.09.2012 [Daily News & Analysis] - Dr Nayeem Siddiqui was picked up at the cantonment railway station when he disembarked from Karnataka Express on Sunday afternoon with his father, Abdul Mutalib Katagi. With Nayeem's arrest, the total count of those arrested has gone up to 14.